GREENSBORO, N.C. – After completing the remainder of his third round Sunday morning, Brandt Snedeker will take a one-shot lead into the final round of the Wyndham Championship. Snedeker finished up a 2-under 69 Sunday, playing his 11 remaining holes in even par. His total of 16 under is one shot better than Brian Gay and David Hearn. That threesome will make up the final pairing starting at 1:15 p.m. ET. Snedeker started Sunday morning with a birdie at the par-4 eighth. But his back nine wasn’t as productive, as he suffered bogeys at the 11th and 12th holes. “Got off to a great start, almost holed out the first hole,â€� Snedeker said. “Really thought I could go low from there. Had some good opportunities. I made one bad mistake. I mis-clubbed on 12 and hit it where you can’t hit it and made bogey there.â€� Gay finished up an 8-under 62, tying his career-low score on the PGA TOUR. He played his last six holes in 2 under, finishing with a 16-foot birdie putt at the 18th. “Nice to finish off with a birdie,â€� Gay said. Hearn birdied his first two holes Sunday and maintained his momentum on the back nine to shoot a bogey-free 64. Playing the 250th PGA TOUR event of his career, the Canadian is looking for his first win. Meanwhile, he’s also trying to secure a spot in the FedExCup Playoffs. He started the week 156th in points but was projected to move to 105 after the third round. “I feel all summer long I’ve been just like so close to really playing the golf that I know I can play out here on a weekly basis,â€� Hearn said. “This week just seems to be firing nicely for me.â€� Hearn is not the only projected bubble buster after the third round. Sergio Garcia (131 to 122) and Harris English (132 to 123) also are projected in, with Seamus Power (123 to 126), Martin Piller (124 to 127) and Tyrone Van Aswegen (125 to 129) projected out. Power, Piller and Van Aswegen all missed the cut. Behind the top three on the leaderboard are C.T. Pan and D.A. Points at 14 under; Ryan Moore and Abraham Ancer at 13 under; and Garcia, English and Brett Stegmaier at 12 under. “It’s going to be a shootout,” Snedeker said. “Somebody’s going to shoot low. Somebody’s going to come out here and probably post 20 (under), so I know I’ve got to do that. I’ve got to make some birdies.”
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